I've moved up very quickly at my current company based on the success of programs I've ran. Some of these were "no chance" programs that through dumb luck, great team members and my ability to motivate the team(s) involved turned out borderline flawless.
Based on the above I was asked four months ago to take over managing program launches at another of our facilities. This was a "we need an answer by tomorrow EOB type request. I of course took it on and though outwardly I've done very well, the internal stress is insane.
The bottom line is that it turned out to be 15 poorly launched programs and I am completely buried and spread so thin you can use me to wrap a tin of brownies. These are program launches that were originally managed by cowards and yes-men that lead upper management to believe we were in good shape...we were/are not. Now it's a chitstorm of meeting deliveries with equipment and processes that are miles from capable.
I'm looking fir real world stories of guys that lived this and how it turned out. How does this movie end?
